Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.